Last sanctions of the year 2021 pronounced by the CNIL against Google and Facebook regarding cookies

Published in DALLOZ ACTUALITES on January 17, 2022, commented by Isabelle Gavanon et Valentin Le Marec

Last sanctions of the year 2021 pronounced by the CNIL, and not the least: the authority attacks the digital giants, Google and Facebook, for not having respected the law in force concerning the cookies deposited on their users’ terminals. At stake: a mechanism that does not guarantee a valid consent of the Internet user. These sanctions are distinguished by the completeness of the CNIL’s reasoning that led to the imposition of these heavy fines.

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Isabelle GAVANON

Partner - IT contracts
Isabelle Gavanon assists and helps her clients to manage the legal risks associated with digital transition projects thanks to contractual techniques (IT implementations and projects, electronic communications, internet …) and the optimization of data, information and data status creations (RGPD compliance, open data, electronic evidence, digital identity, databases / copyright and counterfeiting, etc.). Strong litigation activity completes this consulting practice.

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Valentin LE MAREC

Associate - Information Technologies & Intellectual Property
Valentin Le Marec is a lawyer at the Paris Bar and has been working at Delcade alongside Isabelle Gavanon since April 2019 ; his main areas of expertise are Information Technologies and Intellectual Property.
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